Vehicle signal



Aril'o, w28. 1,665,315

A, J. MASSEY VEHI CLE S IGNAL Filed May- 26, 1922 l 0 l BYWH% v ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 10, 1928.

srarasi-i f Annxnnnnnnnnssny, or Los ANGELES, ,CALIFonnA vEYHIcLn SIGNAL.

Applicationled'may 26, 1922. .Seriaitlm 563,760.

\ ydiateuture course -to 'be taken by ltheivehii 'cle equipped with V'tlieisignah with `respect tojturning to `right :or left, stopping, or in lthe"preferred form of ltheninventiony even Aslowing .'down.

Inr accordancewi'th fthe 'invention `and' inthepreferred practice lthereof, `I provide a relatively fiat housing or casingwhichserves asA a mounting: for afplurality vrof reciprocable 'signalmembers'whichare adapted for selective projection from the casing, and 'means for 'projecting I and i-retracting .thefmemberfsg i forthe Right andLeft turning ysignals giace,

a single member maybe employed g'and .such `member may havev a displayarrow Yhead orfother direction-:indicating means at each `end thereof and be "arranged for-"projection at either side 'of-the 'casing whichk preferably is 'provided withahorizontal'stripe `on its 'I his horizontal stripe `serves vas lan indicating- 1 arrow L shank and Ywhen supplemented byy'one offthe'arrow heads on the turning signal member,

vother indicating'membersmay be. vertically '-'reciprocable and "one ofz'the same Ymay bear y other'the words* "lStopvQP-arkr?, or'iothersign.

the." 'word fSlow and fthe A :further @ejector the invention Tis Vto "whiehiwilhbe relativelysimpl'e: and inexpenf slve 1n "construction TamilV organizationl :when

y'its'iadyantages,*such as facility in Iinstallaftion; .neatnes'sl and fsightlinesslin iappearance, j,ease zo'i control,l freedom from liability'. Lto

fgtfout of order or' repair, andl generalisw y L p lerioriity inservice :arefconsi'dered `tio-n and vrelative V=arrangement: "of jparts, members and features, allf'fas 'hereinafter deshown in' the'fdrawing, jand lina'lly;`

Pointed Olii; v"inf @aimsn Y readilyfconveysthe .ideathatfthe vehiclelisvabout to turn.` The Eiglirelfisaffragmentary rearlelevaton p of a motor vehicle equippedlwith signal constructedy and *organized in gaccordanoe with theinvention;

Figure f2 isfa V`face view' off-the signal. in detached position;

Figureiskan elevation-showing the signal `partly brokenA away,l for ,olearne-ssofl illus-A tration; Y f f 1 Figure 4 is an elevation showingthe vsignal jpartly broken away, forclearness offfillusl tration; Y Y "Figure 5 visa;diagrammatic, plan view-'of parts of'the signal; and, j v n VFigurej is a transverse section yonjline *.*Corresponding parts allot the' fare,fdesignated by reference characters Referring -withfparticularity .to the drawing, in the embodiment Aof the `invention shown ftherein, v`A,.designates a motorvehifcle, `B f designates the casing oimy limproved signal, (L1-D :and E fdesignate, -respectively,

signal members, 'F .designatescontrolling members-Dfand v The VoasingfB -1s shown .as comprisingfa `Afront wall 10, a rear` wall '11', Va topwall 12, and slotted "right f andl leftA `end yand bottom walls; 13, 14 ,andd15,'respectivelyQ The Ioasa showy color, as `for instance,gred,extending v across nitsfront or face ,10,1 from, end tto .fend thereofr proyide a signal of the character disclosed- Such stripe,` `16 fo'rms .themshank portion'f of "an: rindicating;arroyv. whichfIn-ay o "be, fcompletedf by supplementing -the stripe vwith a head provided in the same;v colorias,v the stripe,=b,ut` upongthelsignal ,member C which lis normally; obscured 'in there/aging, o .The `signal member Gais shown .as fa,plate V'17 of sheetmaterial,disposed 111 the Casing l Y f v FB in registration withethefslots `lf-and 143s 'With the-above andl otherobj'ectsin view, u

fthe: invention'consists inthenovel yanduseful f provi-sion, formation, combination, 'associa- 'provided ,in the` casingend walls and'gnided by Aways.: at17 formed sin the scas'ing B.: .Tl-1e plate'l' ofthe'same'length `as, thegfront lof the casing'B Aa"nd"'hasfan arrow head418 pointing to ithe .rig'ht an'da'n arrow head'f19; pointing. `to the left,JV ',painted'ior f otherwise' lfo'rmed thereon tofmatchthef stripea or 'shank -16' on theicasing front'. 'These larrow-heads 181 and 19 may flee` joined by ta lshank1.211,1if

Lmeans Tfor=the signal member C, andvGrdesi' ignates f controlling means `for the signal Y`Ydesired, or the shank 2O may be interrupted ways 24 and 25',

between the arrowheads, if desired. At its central portion, the plate 17 has a projecting pinf21 which isreceivedV in a slot 22 provided inthe lower endzof a lever arm' 22v which'is pivotally mounted at its upper .end

` in the casing as at 23.Y i

The signal members D'and E are shown as indicia-bearing plates 24 and 25 respe c tively, disposed inthe casing in registration with the slotY inthey bottom'fwall 15. These plates 24 and 25 are guided by vertical respectively', inthe casing. The' plate 24 isVv vshown as having the word Slow painted thereon,

has Aa projecting pin l at 24a which isV received in a slotf24b in the l'vice comprising alengthlY :mounted in the casing Fat25d Vwithgear teethA at its hub as at 24".`

"neath and in mesh with Y lever arm"V 24, and a 'slidably mounted inthe casing beneath and j vany suitable controlling I riorofthe casing outer end of a lever'arm 24? pivotally mounted Vin' the casing at 24d` and formed with gear teeth at its hub as at 24e; 4The plate 25 .islsimilarly'connected and has a projecting pinat 25a which is received ina slot 25h` in the outer end oaYlever1arm'25 pivotally i A rack bar V26 is slidably 'Ymounted'in the casing bethe teeth' 24B of. the similar `rackqbar 27 is in "mesh with teeth 25e A cross bar 2.8hasits oneend Yconnected by vfpin and slot device 28 with'the rack bar 26, and has its other -end connected by a'pin and slot device 28H with therack bar 27. Tension Vsprings 29 and 30 extend between the plate-s 24 and 25, respectively, and the casing for the purpose-of Lretractingjand normally chambering such plates-24 and`25. The controlling means F is shown as a deof Vstiff metallic Vof ythe lever arm 25.

` wire 31, guidedY in Va tub1ng'-32, leading from device to the inte@ 'fli'icle orfin' anyfo'therv position convenient to theoperatqr. Y Y Y I 'Thecontrollin'g means G isshown as coinprising a length of stiff lnetzillic wire 34 con- 1 nected at its one en'dto the cross bar 28 Yat a fpoin't closerto thev rack '155- at 34', and aV guide tube 35 `for the wire through which the same is y g eithe brake pedaljoiV 60,

. Vsuchthat upon depressing (the wire `will` beV led tol a suitable point of control may pointer control. ySuch 5 the vehicle, and 'the connectionv of the wire ciently far to cause VSlow due tothe stronger pull on, and con- Upon release ofthe: wire Vtothe casing Y 'To vgive a turning signal, and the plate r25isy shown'as having the word Stop'painted -Ythereon. The plate 24 Y hind the. casing and -ormed Y claim and desire to secure by rthe right or left hand arrow head pointing to the left and-adapted Athrougha Suitable aper-l -ture at 32, to the end that the wireV may be j j i bar 26`than`to 'the --rack bar 27, butbetween such rack bars `as Y 1 site sides of the casing, and leach.

34 therewith may be" the pedal slightly.Y drawn; outwardly suffithe-downward 'and outj ward projection of the me ber 2 4, marked urther depression o will causethe. member V25, i

rack bar26 before the A further pull yon the Y jected member 24,1so indicating that the vehicle is to be stopped'y altogether, thev priorly projected Slow signal, having indicated generally a slowing down of the vehicle. 34, the members 24 and 2,5 will Vboth be automatically returned .Y

A by the springs 29 andr30, y i the operator of thev vehicle causes either arrowhead 18 o r 19 to appear at its corresponding sideoftlie` Y casing A by causing the platefl? to be shifted to the right or left,`by either' pushingor pulling on the v-wi`re ling means. After such a. turning signal has been given, tion of the plateto its norma-l Y position be- Jfront, by a 'push or pull on the vwire as the case maybe: Y Y Signals embodying the invention may be provided bothat the rear Aand Vthe frontV of vehiclesand the n minated at night as byYineans'Yof anelectric Having Vthus disclosedamy invention, Letters Patent:

'1. Arvehicle turning signalcomprising a casing having an indicating: portion extend- 81l throughl its control- Q85 they operatorfcauses the retrac- Y same Ymaybe suitably illu-V Y ing from side to side thereof andrepresenting the shank of an arro'w, anormally obscured indexinember mounted tor reciprocation in said casing't'o project the same at sideV thereof' and an to form with said shank an arrow pointing toward the left when projected "at-the left displaying fanv hand side of said casingand arrowhead pointing lto the-right and adapt# ed to form with said shank an arrow pointing toward ther right wheniprojected .Tat

2. A" vehicle turningV i comprising. a.

"casing having anjindicatingzportion extending yfrom sideto side thereof,- a 'member Vthe right hand side of said casing, and means jorcontrolling the movements of' said memer.` Y i Y indexes .forms an extens'ionof said indicatf ing `portion A Ywh'enf displayed-and conj ointly therewith forms.Y an- Y inde-X extending from side to sldeof the casing, and meansfor con- *trolling the movements of said member...

3. A` vehicle signalcomprising ajcasing` provided withslottedendand bottom walls;V

a; signal .member` in registration with the Slots in the end walls; a lever arm pivotally A mounted in said casing and connected to Asaid signal member; controlling means whereby Vmovement of said lever 'tion will project said member from the slot in'oneof the end Walls Y ment of said arm inthe opposite direction andi-whereby movewill project said member from the' slot in the Y arms pivotally mounted in said casing andv other fend'. Wall; and signal means adapted slot in the bottom of the casing.

4. A' vehicle signal comprising a'casing provided With la slot in its bottom; vertical ways in said casing; signal members mountedin lsaid Ways and ed from said casing through said slot; lever Y l to be projectedfrom the casing through the connected to said members and provided with gear teeth at their hubs; rack bars in mesh with said gear teeth; a cross bar connecting said rack bars; and controllingy means for v said signal members connected to said cross bar at a point closer to one of said rack bars than to the other of 'said rackbars to cause one of said signal members to be projected from said casing before theother of said signal members. f

5. A vehicle signal comprising a casing provldedwith a slot in its bottom; vertical Ways in said easing; signalmembers mountadapted to be project-Y "ed from saidcasing through said slot; lever ed in said Ways and i v arms pivotally mounted in sa-idcasing and connected to said members and` provided with gear teeth at their hubs; rackbars in rmesh with said gear teeth; a cross bar connecting said rack bars; meansfor normally retracting and'chambering said signal members; and controllingv means for said'signal members connectedY to. said `cross bar atl'a point closer to voneof said rack'bars than to the other of said rack bars to causeV one of'said signal members to be projected from` army-in one direcr adapted to be'projectother of said signal members will be said casing before theothier voffsaid signal members. j j j l 1 6. A vehicle signal comprising a casing provided with a slot in its bottom; signal members in said gear and rack' means connected to successively projectv said members from said casing j casing adaptedjto besuc-f I j. cessively vprojec'zted through saidslot; and t sojglff' whereby the last projected member will cover l the first projected member.

7. A vehicle-signalcomprising a casing; i'

be projected from said casing' so as to concealthe'irst projected signal memberfrom the view of a motorist viewing the first. proj jected signal member. y Y

i 8. A'vehicle signa-l comprising a casing;

and a gear.' l 55 signal members in said casing;rsinglegear-- and rack means connected t-o.operate said signals; operating meansjconnected to `said i' a racks to project! one of said signal members .from said casing, said operating meansv being adapted and arrangedth'at by further movement thereof in the same direction `the to conceal the jected from said ycasing so as from the 'view irst projected signal member of a motoristvievving the iirst projected sig-` nalmember; and means for automatically returning both of saidprojected signal mem-v bers into said casing.

name to thisspeCiiicatiOn;

Y 580. In testimony whereof, I haive vsigned my ,Y ALEXANDER; t l 

